Nearly 300 hospitalized by Salmonella from Vietnamese banh mi shop's third mass poisoning case (opens original article in a new tab)

Nearly 300 people were hospitalized in southern Vietnam after eating contaminated banh mi from a Hong Ngoc outlet, with Salmonella confirmed in most patient samples, marking the third mass poisoning linked to the chain.

• Nearly 300 people hospitalized in southern Vietnam after eating banh mi from Hong Ngoc 37 outlet
• Salmonella detected in 25 of 36 patient samples from the outbreak
• Hong Ngoc chain linked to three previous Salmonella outbreaks since 2024
• Rapid tests found no borax in available pork products from the shop